Future of Work

Flexible working can make work-life balance worse, a German study finds

Research by the Hans Böckler Foundation found that men and women with children use flexible working differently.

Research by the Hans Böckler Foundation found that men and women with children use flexible working differently. Image: Daria Shevtsova from Pexels

Douglas Broom
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Men and women generally spent extra hours in a flexible working arrangement.
Men and women generally spent extra hours in a flexible working arrangement.
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